Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube
Home Blog Page 1320

Dutch politician Geert Wilders calls Tehreek-e-Labbaik leader Saad Rizvi “a Pakistani criminal”

By
The Commune
-
geert wilders pakistani

Geert Wilders, a Dutch businessman and politician who is also the leader of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid – PVV) since he founded it in 2006 has called for the arrest of Tehreek-e-Labbaik leader Saad Hussain Rizvi.

Tehreek-e-Labbaik, a Pakistani Islamic political party, was founded by Rizvi’s late father, the firebrand Islamic scholar and author Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who supported the blasphemy laws in Pakistan and the imposition of Shariat law.

In a tweet, Wilders said “Jail this Pakistani criminal #SaadHussainRizvi for life @ImranKhanPTI. And ban his islamofascist party #TLP who’s former leader issued a fatwa against me for organizing a #Muhammad-cartoon contest. Protect freedom. #TLPNationWideProtest #Wilders“.

Immediately, there was outrage in Pakistan against Wilders and supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik who have practically paralysed the Punjab province in this week’s anti-French protests in Pakistan, which many are calling a civil war.

In another recent tweet, Geert Wilders said that Islam is a violent and discriminatory ideology that endangers free societies and Pakistan’s violent nature is living proof of it. French President Emmanuel Macron had already made it very clear that under the French law, blasphemy is not a crime.

A few days back Wilders sent out a tweet and allegedly made disparaging remarks about Islam at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Wilders is against the growing threat of Islam in the Netherlands and has compared Islam to Nazism and the Koran to Adolph Hitler’s book Mein Kampf.

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

BJP leader Annamalai lashes out at Thirumavalavan’s call for PM Modi to resign, accuses him of being a hypocrite

By
The Commune
-

Commenting on increasing the number of cases of coronavirus infections in the country, Thirumavalavan, the head of the Vidudhalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) had sent out a press release demanding the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Modi.

Posting his statement on Twitter, he had tweeted saying, “Prime Minister #Modi is morally responsible for the loss of several thousand lives because of his utterly inept handling of this Covid-19 public health crisis. #VCK calls upon PM Modi to take responsibility for the failure of his government and #resign immediately.”

Retaliating to this statement, former IPS officer and BJP’s Aravakurichi candidate K. Annamalai accused Thirumavalavan of being a hypocrite and hate-mongering against COVID vaccinations. He then went on to say how it was the same person who had rushed to get the COVID vaccine shot and was now doing meaningless drama as a political stunt to remain relevant. He then asked him to learn to gain some amount of social responsibility.

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Pastor arrested for kissing 48 year old woman in Church who was praying

By
The Commune
-

A Christian pastor from Avadi, Chennai has been arrested for kissing a woman in Church while she was praying.

Scott David, hailing from New Colony in Morai near Avadi, is a pastor at a church in Thirumalai Nagar, Chennai. Six months ago, a 48 year old woman from Salom Nagar, Arikkambedu had met with the pastor and started sharing her personal family problems with him. The pastor had from then started frequenting her house to conduct ‘prayers’. He had told the woman all her problems would be solved if she comes to his Church and prays.

On April 17, the woman had gone to the Church in Thirumalai Nagar alone and was praying there with her eyes closed and knees bent. At that time, Scott hugged her from behind and kissed her. The woman shouted in fear and left the Church running. She directly went to the Tank Factory police station in Avadi and registered a complaint. Inspector Jeganathan registered a case and started his inquiry. The pastor was arrested by the police and produced before the Ambattur magistrate. He was later lodged at the Tiruvallur sub-jail.

(With inputs from Polimer News)

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

 

Koovi comes back home to Pettimudi months after the landslide

By
The Commune
-

Koovi, the dog from Kerala who became famous after pictures of her gazing at the debris covering the family she had lost at the Rajamala landslide is now back home to Pettimudi after she was briefly fostered by the local police.

Koovi made the headlines after the Pettimudi landslide tragedy, as she was photographed sniffing the debris, looking for the family that raised her. Her squeals on being unable to find Dhanushka, the kid whose family she was raised by melted many a heart. She was instrumental in helping recover the body of the kid and many others.

After the bodies were recovered from the landslide, Koovi was taken as a foster pet by Ajith Madhavan, a Kerala State police officer of the dog squad who had fed her in the days following the disaster and fostered her along with his other dogs until recently. A few weeks ago, a relative of Dhanushka offered to take care of Koovi, following which she is now returning back to Pettimudi.

This particular tragedy happened in Pettimudi, which is near Rajamala of Kerala’s Idukki district on 6th August 2020. It took away the lives of 62 people thanks to a landslide that was triggered by heavy rains.

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Harsh Vardhan hits back at Manmohan Singh’s letter to PM

By
The Commune
-

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan took to Twitter to respond to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letter to PM Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 crisis. He said that speeches by Congress representatives were to blame for the country’s “vaccine hesitancy,” accusing Congress-ruled states of being “major contributors” to the second wave.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had written a letter to PM Narendra Modi on Sunday suggesting five measures to contain the pandemic.

Responding to the letter, Dr. Vardhan said,” Your advice to not get tempted to go by absolute numbers, but to go by percentage of population covered, is not incorrect. However, I am sure that you will agree with me that this is a practice that must be followed uniformly and junior members of your party too must follow your advice.”

 

He continued saying,” it is saddening,  Dr. Singh, that while you very well understand the importance of vaccination as an important method of fighting the COVID-19 battle, people in responsible positions in your party as well as in the state governments formed by your party do not seem to share your view.

Let alone thanking our scientists for the COVID-19 vaccines, many Congress members and Congress-ruled state governments have taken extraordinary interest in spreading falsehoods regarding the efficacy of these vaccines, thereby fuelling vaccine hesitancy, and playing with the lives of our countrymen,”

Harsh Vardhan concluded his letter saying, “We request your continued cooperation in the battle against the pandemic and welcome more such illuminating suggestions. However, as a senior leader, we expect that you shall offer the same advice and wisdom to your own party leaders as well.”

 

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Netizens have fun over DMK’s fears of ‘EVM hacking’

By
The Commune
-

As Tamil Nadu waits for May 2 for the election results to be declared, the DMK has been fretting over the outcome with many of its top leaders including its chief expressing concerns about Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) getting ‘hacked’.

On April 16, DMK Deputy General Secretary A. Raja, along with Rajya Sabha MP R.S. Bharathi and senior leader  Ponmudy submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo a complaint written by MK Stalin which alleged that “covered vehicles” in the name of mobile toilets and unauthorized persons were being allowed inside strong rooms used to store EVMs.

The DMK chief also said that many numbers of wi-fi connections are being found in active mode near these vehicles alleging that attempts are being made to ‘hack’ EVMs.

He also said that there have been instances of individuals entering the rooms, in Ramanathapuram, Neyveli and Tiruvallur.

“In Tiruvallur strong room campus, many unauthorised persons claiming to be computer instructors are allowed to come inside the premises, for undisclosed reasons. CCTV cameras were not working for around 30 metres,” he alleged.

These incidents have created high suspicion over the security /protocol provided in the strong room premises and thereby the safety of the polled EVMs is in question, DMK chief MK Stalin said in his letter.

After the DMK chief writing this letter, cadres from the DMK and its alliance parties  been going after vehicles with big metal containers. In one incident, the cadres cornered a container that was to be used for construction purposes. They let the vehicle go only after the police arriving at the spot and the owner showing that nothing was there inside.

Time and again, the Election Commission has said that there is no way EVM’s can be tampered with as it is a stand alone machine (just like a simple calculator) not connected to any network. However, political parties like Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, have often resorted to blaming EVMs whenever their party has faced defeat. Now adding to the list of parties is DMK. It must be noted that the DMK swept the 2019 Lok Sabha elections grabbing 38 of the 39 seats with the same EVMs.

In light of the DMK’s fears of ‘EVM hacking’ netizens have been oozing out their creativity through funny memes, one liners and stories.

https://twitter.com/coolsandira/status/1383806757059784708

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Pallipalayam temple gets broken into for the second time; public question HR&CE’s inaction

By
The Commune
-

Kumbathu Mariamman Temple is located at Kottakkadu in Pallipalayam, Namakkal District. Hundreds of devotees visit this temple daily as it is one of the most famous temples in the area. The number of devotees is high here on special days. Pujas are held at this temple every morning and evening.

In this temple, the temple priest had locked the temple gates after completing the evening puja on Saturday. The priest who came to open the temple the next morning was shocked to find that the temple hundi was missing. The hundi, which was about three feet high, was taken away by unidentified people. It was then revealed that unidentified burglars had broken into the Mariamman temple and had looted the offerings of the devotees present in the hundi.

The shocked temple priest immediately informed the police. Police officials rushed to the spot and are investigating the people of the area. Residents of the area have demanded that the police take immediate action as this is the second consecutive theft of the hundi at the temple in this densely populated area.

The public has also demanded that police patrol the area at night. Devotees in the area have been shocked by the second consecutive theft of temple hundi at the Pallipalayam temple.

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Puthiya Tamilagam’s Dr. Krishnasamy demands white paper on temple properties

By
The Commune
-

Dr. K. Krishnasamy, president of Puthiya Tamilagam, demanded that Tamil Nadu temples be freed from all forms of government control, illegally occupied temple lands be reclaimed and a white paper on revenue be issued.

Puthiya Tamilagam party leader Dr. Krishnaswamy met reporters at his residence in the Kuniyamuthur area of ​​Coimbatore.

He said, “The property of all major temples in Tamil Nadu has been looted. The government should take action to prevent looting. The income generated by temple property belongs to the people, and the state government must ensure that it reaches them. In addition, the government should take action to restore illegally seized temple property and issue a white paper outlining the steps taken so far.”

He also questioned how government officials administering the Hindu temples could become so wealthy.

Furthermore, he added, “HR&CE manages 36,850 temples, 5.75 million hectares of land, and 2.5 million square feet of commercial space. Due to the unlawful occupation, the annual revenue is just 50 crore rupees. If the revenue is collected properly, the state’s annual budget can be prepared without the imposition of any taxes. The Coimbatore Perur temple, for example, has 2,500 acres of land. Nobody knows where the money from these properties ends up. The movable and immovable property of all such temples should be recovered. Otherwise, I will go to court and the struggle will be carried out by mobilizing the people.”

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Rameshwaram fishermen hunt for offerings in Agni Theertham

By
The Commune
-

Rameshwaram fishermen, who were left without income, searched for the offerings made by the devotees in the Agni Theertham.

A large number of devotees take a holy bath every day in the Agni Theertham located inside Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameshwaram. Devotees performing Thithi and other rituals at Ramanathaswamy temple would bathe in Agni Theertham to worship their ancestors. They also offer gold or silver plates, coins, rupee coins, or gold-plated goddess statues in the Theertham. The temple administration makes no attempt to recover any of these offerings in the Agni Theertham.

Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu government has imposed a 61-day ban on fishing in 13 coastal districts starting April 15 to allow for fish breeding. The state government compensates fishermen for their losses by providing ₹5,000 per fisherman. Fishermen who were unable to support their families with the money given by the government dive into the Agni Theertham in search of the  devotees’ offerings which may later be sold for money to meet their everyday needs.

Fishermen said that they would rather engage in the task of looking for the devotees’ offerings to meet the everyday expense than to sit idly at home without work.

(with inputs from Dinamalar)

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Complaint against Sharad Pawar and Nawab Malik for spreading rumours about Remidesivir

By
The Commune
-

Legal Rights Observatory (LRO), a legal rights organization affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has tweeted that advocate Hrishikesh Joshi has filed a police complaint against Sharad Pawar and Nawab Malik, who is a Minister in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government, under IPC Sections 188, 505, 268, 269 for spreading rumours regarding Remidesivir.

According to former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Devendra Fadnavis, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spread the fake news and rumours, causing panic among the people, as the bail plea by NCP leader Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan in connection with a drugs case was rejected by a Mumbai court.

Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

1...1,3191,3201,321...1,712Page 1,320 of 1,712
TheCommune
The Commune is a news and views portal focusing on social and political issues of the southern part of India with a focus on Tamil Nadu.
Contact us: thecommune.news@gmail.com
Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube

NATIONAL NEWS

© The Commune 2025. All Rights Reserved.